The Washington bee., 1887-10-01
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEET
ING.

THE SCHOOL BOARD MEET
ING.
STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED
| TEACHERS AND JANITORs-sALARlES
OF PRINCIPALs-oTHER MATTERS.
An adjourned meeting Of the
board of trustees of public schools
was held last Friday The preside mt
Mr.. Ross, announced the following
standing committees: Rules
Messrs. Ross, Darlington. Francis;
ways and means, supplies and ae-
counts: Messrs. Whelpley, Fish,
Cornish; buildings, repairs and fur
niture: Messrs. Cornish, Wilmer,
Ross; Normal and High Schools:
Messrs. Darlington, Curtis, Francis
teachers and janitors Messrs.
Gregory, Wilmer, Whelpley; text,
books. studies examinations, pro-
motions and scholarship, Messrs.
Fish, Curtis, Gregory; penmanship
and music, Messrs. Francis Wheel
pley, Ross; industrial education
and drawing, Messrs. Curtis, Fish
Cornish /; library and an nual report
Messrs. Wilmer, Darlington,
and Gregory.
I Mr.. Curtis nomina' ed the fol-
lowing janitors: Dickson building,
G. w. Harding; Gardner building
Rebecca Sutton; Congress Street
building, Hezekiah Turner. These
nominations were confirmed.
| MIR. Ross submitted for appoint
ment as substitute teachers in the
second division the following
names: Miss Katie Shermerhorn,
Miss A. K. Keyser, Miss Blanche
Smith, Miss Jamie Donoran, Miss
Florence Ball.
DR.. Francis nominated M. @.
[ Baker as substitute teacher tor the
seventh district.
These nominations were con firm
ed, subject to rule 20, which pro-
vides that all appointments of SUBJ
stilute and temporary teachers
shall be made from certificate hol-
ders, and in the order of excellence
so long as there shall be unem-
ployed certificate holders available
, for the purpose.
Il THE ESTIMATES NOT READY.
Mr.. Fish, from the committee
on ways and means, stated that the
i. committee had not been able to
submit the estimates, as they had
expected to do, owing to the fact
; that Mr.. Cook, the Superintendent
of the colored schools, had not
| prepared his figures. He would
suggest that the board adjourn,
subject to the call of the president
and it would be the endeavor to
have the estimates ready as soon
as possible.
Prof. Gregory offered the fol-
lowing:
"Resolred, That the principals OF
school buildings in the county
; who have taught successfully fol
five years or more shall receive
$1,000 q year,and all other prin-
, cipals shall receive, for the first
! year. 5000; second year, $3.50;
third year 81 900; fourth year 81,
: 100, fifth year 81, 200.
) "Resoloed, That those teachers in
: charge of buildings which contain
7 tx or more rooms shall be desig-
: mated principals, and also all other
teachers who have charge of two
room buildings and teach the
eighth grade.'
Prof. Gregory said that it was a
very important matter to regulate
the pay of principals in the county
80 that they would be more on an
equality with the principals in the
city. AS it was now the tendency
1 was to look forward to an appoint
t ment in the city, where the pay is
a higher. The resolution was refer
a red to the committee on ways and
a means. Mr.. Cornish presented pc
+ tition from the trustees of the Reho
: both church, where a school was 10.
It Gated asking the approval OF tht
board in their dismissal of the jan
0 itor and the appointment of a new
: janitor. The new janitor was stated
It to be N. JaDifer, aud this appoint
t. ment was confirmed. Mr.. Dar
: lington from the High school com
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